community – Little Known Help Zone

Local Community Donations

April 27, 2020 Makenna Lenover

Little Known Help Zone is happy to share we made two community donations during this stressful time of Covid.

Feeding the community is of utmost importance, so we donated to Second Harvest Food Bank in the Lehigh Valley and Philabundance in Philadelphia, enough to feed families for a week in both cities.

Allentown and Philadelphia are facing food insecurity during these trying times, and it is so important no one goes hungry and everyone stays healthy.

Would you like to donate to these causes? Click the links and share what you can. Or, donate to one of your local food banks!

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Planning to Give Back

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Makenna Lenover

Little Known Help Zone has a helpful donation project in the works, and we want to hear from you!

As we come up with a list of organizations that need help during this stressful time, we’d love to hear what organizations in your local area needs some help, and we want to look into them and donate as well! We’re talking food banks, organizations for children, shelters, and any other places that are feeling extra stress right now and need a bit of an extra hand.

In this time, more than ever, we should be be spreading love and help all we can.

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Bucks County Author Fair

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Makenna Lenover

Last week, we were lucky enough to attend the Bucks County Local Author Fair at the Quakertown Library in PA. This was such a fun event, and we was able to meet so many local kids, other authors, and share and sell the books to raise money for LKHZ’s causes.

The kids were super excited by the books, crayons, and bookmarks, and we was also able to teach them the importance of giving back to others in your community. These books made great holiday gifts, and all of the copies will be going to great homes

It was so wonderful to be involved in such a great community event. Thank you Bucks County Libraries for having us and putting on this great time!

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Bucks County Library Author Fair

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Makenna Lenover

Little Known Help Zone has such a fun event coming up on November 9th, the Bucks County Author Fair! We will be at Quakertown Library sharing Color Creates a Brighter Future with the local Bucks County community.

The event runs from 1-3pm at 401 West Mill Road. We will be there giving out book marks, sharing our mission for civic engagement, and selling copies of the book to raise money for our projects.

Stay tuned for more information, photos, and fun after the event, and we hope to see you there!

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Little Known Help Zone Bookmarks

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019 Makenna Lenover

Just arrived…Little Known Help Zone bookmarks!

These Color Creates a Brighter Future bookmarks are promotional materials for the book tour/civic engagement workshops. On the front, part of the book’s cover, on the back, more information on how to apply for a mini grant!

LKHZ’s mini grant program is dedicated to providing resources to kids to start their own service projects in their communities. By reading in libraries and schools, we’re sharing our message and encouraging kids to spread theirs!

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LKHZ’s New Initiative

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 Makenna Lenover

When Little Known Help Zone was started, it sprang from injustice, compassion, and passion. A 14 year old girl with the drive to make a difference. Something that I always heard when I was younger was “more young kids need to do things like this.” I spoke about it too. Organizations would bring me in as a nonprofit founder and I would be this teenage figure that should inspire others.

I’m 22 now, and while my big campaigns have filled me with joy, I’m starting graduate school and a job, and I don’t have 3 hours to drive into Philly traffic and donate pencils. Instead, I want to take Little Known Help Zone to a new level, supporting kids and their service projects.

I want to sustain the way I felt and inspire others.

This will be done through Color Creates a Brighter Future, my children’s coloring book that teaches kids how to recognize inequality and make a difference in their world.

LKHZ will be reading the book different places, giving children bookmarks that are a guide to starting their own service projects, and hosting a bi-yearly grant contest to support service initiatives!

We’re excited for this new initiative, as all great things evolve to shine light in the world, LKHZ has too.

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Allentown Cherry Blossom Festival 2018

April 30, 2018May 25, 2018 Makenna Lenover

Little Known Help Zone had the pleasure of tabling at the Allentown Cherry Blossom Festival 2018 to share our organization with the community and talk about our mission for educational empowerment and success, as well as our work within the Allentown community. We also were giving out gifts with donations, and these were grow your own cherry blossom tree kits. We raised over $50 for our next classroom visit and had a wonderful time conversing with residents.

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Bryn Mawr Community Day of Learning

February 28, 2016May 25, 2018 Makenna Lenover

On Tuesday, February 23rd, Founder Makenna Lenover gave a presentation during Bryn Mawr’s Community Day of Learning about Class in Central America and how indigenous people face higher poverty rates and struggles due to discrimination. A large part of the presentation was focused on ways to make a difference, including joining Little Known Help Zone and supporting fundraisers. With a large amount of sessions going on, over 9 people showed up and trickled in and out.

The presentation was successful, and recruited a large amount of new members to the club and gained more support.

Check out this picture of the presentation!

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Bryn Mawr Club

August 5, 2015May 26, 2018 Makenna Lenover

The newest addition to the Little Known Help Zone network is going to be a club formed at Bryn Mawr College. This club will be a coalition of student body members all dedicated to the cause of helping others in Central America. This club will work to raise awareness to the community while raising money to help those abroad.

Here are some of the ideas brainstormed so far for the club’s events of the 2015-2016 year, with many more to come once the club gets together and collaborates!